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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1881
Page
3
Old Grimes is dead and gone. His daughters walk Fashion's streets in a coat he used to wear all buttoned down. They carry the memory of Grimes as they move, displaying the old style behind them.
Lieut. S married Caroline against her father’s will. After his death and widowhood, Caroline’s struggle ends when General Washington intercedes. a reunion with her father follows and the family receives a final loan repayment from Washington.
The United States consumes about 1,000,000 ounces of quinine yearly with New Jersey a major producer. Since the quinine duty was removed, prices rose due to speculative trading though retail buyers felt little change. The lower alkaloids also fetch varied prices, with China importing large quantities.
Prof R Leighton reviewed Rome and Greek grammar in education. The talk noted Romans valued grammar and expression, Greek was fashionable in diplomacy and arts, and Roman boys began Greek and Latin studies young. Flogging in schools and early morning lessons were described as part of Roman schooling.
From Gen Badeau's New Look the article recounts Grant's sleepless nights at City Point during the winter, with aides staying up to keep vigil. It notes his wakefulness under heavy wartime duties, his recollections of battles, and his terse eloquence in sharing past campaigns and personal incidents with close confidants.
The piece details New York City fire department advances from telegraph alerts to steam engines and rubber hoses. It notes modern ladders, portable extinguishers, life preservers, and rapid access gear improving response times and safety across districts.
A traveler describes a temple near Canton displaying ten clay tableaux of Buddhist hell. The vivid scenes show a man tried by kin, condemned, ground in a mill, sawed, crushed by a bell, paddled, torn by pincers, boiled, and roasted on a gridiron, with judges and devils overseeing each punishment.
A group discusses witty conundrums and puns. The discussion centers on a Swift joke about picking an artist's pocket and a riddle comparing clover to pasturage, ending with a pantomimist needing gesticulation to tickle Esquimaux.
The article compares parliamentary oath practices in France Germany and Prussia after 1879. It notes France abandoned religious oaths for legislators, while Prussia and several State Parliaments require an oath beginning I swear by God the Omnipotent and Omniscient with optional Christian add ons. Some exceptions exist for recognized theistic communities such as Mennonites and Jews.
A detailed account describes Spanish bread production from wheat grinding to oven baking. Donkey carts carry sacks to village ovens where dough is kneaded by about twenty bakers, then shaped by their wives and daughters into small loaves.
General Le Duc sues to recover dried butterflies bugs and worms claimed stolen from the Agricultural Department by Professor Riley the late entomological chief. He filed a grave complaint to the Attorney General who turned him over to District Attorney Corkhill. The affair has caused ridicule at City Hall toward the commissioner.
A bank clerk in Boston was accidentally locked in the vault for several afternoons. His cries for help were unanswered until a book left inside the vault helped trigger the door to reopen.
Francis Murphy conducts a temperance campaign in Michigan aiming to curb alcohol use. The initiative gathers local supporters and emphasizes moral reform, with organizers promoting lectures and rallies across multiple towns.
A historical column surveys women’s roles from dress and civics to suffrage in Boston and Paris. It recalls Mrs. Howe and the 1870s peace movement, mentions Branson Alcott, fashion notes, and a satire of courtly intrigue as it links to early suffrage and social reform ideas.
A piece urges readers to resist New Testament revisions by Jerusalem Chamber editors claiming to translate Greek into a skeptical era. It argues faith should remain personal and divine guidance should prevail over critical scholarship calling the Bible fallible.
A Durango correspondent describes the alucran scorpion venom that proves mortal in every sting. Patients suffer violent spasms, greenish yellow discharge, and black later decay. The government offers a premium for scalps, encouraging boys to hunt them despite ongoing deaths and limited territorial range in Durango to Mazatlan.
In a translated tale from Der Omnibus two rival neighbors, a butcher and a baker, cease their decades old animosity as both repair their homes. The butcher finds his ice cellar melting like butter in sun while the baker doubles his wood for the bake oven. Their separate houses sit side by side sharing a curious fate.
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